When We Rise
What do Sir Francis Bacon, Florence Nightingale, Margaret Mead, Alan Turing, and Leonardo da Vinci all have in common [...]
The Joys of Carnaval
Even if one chooses not to buy the official effigy of Monsieur Bonhomme, the mascot of Carnaval de Quebec, [...]
Quebec – A Stunning Winter Retreat
My preference in the dead of winter is sunny locales and turquoise water rimmed beaches, but I’ll always make [...]
Milk Street Follow Up – Part 2
The second recipe I wanted to try from the new 177 Milk Street magazine was a chocolate-rum-prune cake that [...]
The Girl With The Band
Our local newspaper, The Standard Times, has a writer named Lauren Daley who authors columns on the arts, books, [...]
Never Forget
While we were in New York we made a trip to see the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. Not an [...]
Hamilton!
Happy New Year! I’m hoping that the sinus infection that has floored me for the last 11 days isn’t [...]
Milk Street Magazine Follow Up – Part 1
I did indeed make the recipes I found intriguing from the charter issue of Milk Street Magazine, and we [...]
Foodie Wars
Do you know this guy? He's Christopher Kimball. He’s the face of America’s Test Kitchen (ATK) and Cook’s Illustrated [...]
Rosemary Pine Nut Cookie Bars
Rosemary-Pine Nut Bars 1 ½ c. flour ½ c. fine cornmeal (I used Bob’s Red Mill corn flour) ½ [...]